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Riotsville, USA

Riotsville, USA (2022)

1h 30m | PG-13

⭐ 6.2 / 10

An archival documentary about the U.S. military’s response to the political and racial injustices of the late 1960s: take a military base, build a mock inner-city set, cast soldiers to play rioters, burn the place down, and film it all.

Director: Sierra Pettengill

Studio: Field of Vision

Genre: Documentary, History

Video: 720p

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Cast

Charlene Modeste

Charlene Modeste

as Narrator

Fred R. Harris

Fred R. Harris

as Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

as Self (archive footage)

Robert Byrd

Robert Byrd

as Self (archive footage)

Spiro Agnew

Spiro Agnew

as Self (archive footage)

Strom Thurmond

Strom Thurmond

as Self (archive footage)